esfinge
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See also: Esfinge
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Sphinx, Sphingis, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).
Noun[edit]
esfinge f (plural esfinges)
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Sphinx (genitive singular Sphingis), from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
esfinge f (plural esfinges)
- (mythology) sphinx
- hawk moth
- poker face; poker-faced person
Further reading[edit]
- “esfinge” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Latin
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- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
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